PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wall (ranked 4628 p4p, 498 weight class) and Josh Alli (ranked 5255 p4p, 538 weight class). Wall comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wall
vs
Alli

193 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

174 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Alli!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wall swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wall is leaning against Alli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alli's efforts to push away.
Wall lands a nice uppercut.
Wall lands with a light punch inside.
Alli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Wall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wall.
Wall keeps control of Alli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wall has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alli tries to pull guard but Wall won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Wall.
Wall keeps control of Alli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Wall.
A frustrated look appears on Alli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wall - that landed with a thud.
Alli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wall cracks Alli with a nice body shot.
Alli tries to pull guard but Wall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alli working hard to break the clinch.
Wall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Alli is trying to break the clinch but Wall has him pressed against the cage.
Wall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wall lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wall.
Wall is leaning against Alli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Wall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alli or not.
Alli looks winded!
Wall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alli throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wall on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Wall scores with a nice short uppercut.

Alli is rocked!
Wall has Alli pressed against the cage, preventing Alli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alli is still on wobbly legs! Can Wall finish him?
A right hand to the body from Wall.
A hook to the body from Wall.
Alli seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice left hand lands by Wall.
Wall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wall pushes Alli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Wall - that landed with a thud.
Wall lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Wall.

Alli successfully pulls guard.
Wall's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall continues to stall.
Wall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Wall moves into range and clinches up with Alli.
Wall wants to take the fight to the mat but Alli manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wall.
Wall prevents Alli from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wall closes the distance and clinches.
Alli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wall lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Wall.
We've been informed that Alli has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wall dodges an elbow strike from Alli.
Wall lands a right hand.
Wall lands a left hand.
Wall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alli can do to turn this around?
Wall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wall lands with a left to the head.
Alli working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alli obliges.
Wall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wall digs a right hand into Alli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alli's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alli jumps guard but Wall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wall pushes Alli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Wall avoids a wild elbow strike from Alli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wall.
Alli is trying to break the clinch but Wall is controlling him.
Alli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wall is defending well for now.
Alli tries to break the clinch but Wall is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wall.
Alli is trying to break the clinch but Wall has him pressed against the cage.
Alli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Wall breaks the clinch.
Wall lands a nice shot to the body.
Alli wants to clinch.

Alli gets tackled into the cage by Wall. Wall maintains the clinch.
Alli tries to pull guard but Wall won't allow it.
John Wall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Alli.
Alli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Wall.
Alli is trying to pull guard but Wall has him pressed against the cage.
Alli is breathing heavily.
Alli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Alli takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Wall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wall is leaning against Alli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Wall presses Alli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Wall pushes Alli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Wall.
Wall pushes Alli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Wall.
Wall lands a left hand.
Wall lands a hook that snaps the head of Alli backwards.
Still in the clinch, Wall scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Wall.
Wall lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Alli to his knees! Wall keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wall!
A victorious John Wall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.